Can Gilas Pilipinas uplift the masses of basketball-crazed Filipinos in this month's 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup by winning at least a game? As much as armchair basketball pundits like me contend that the answer is on the makeup of the team, the path to victory actually lies in Gilas' …
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MELBOURNE: The United States' long reign as Women's World Cup holders was brought to an end in the most dramatic fashion as they were dumped out on penalties by Sweden, who joined the Netherlands in reaching the quarter-finals on Sunday. Sweden face Japan in the last eight as the drama …
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To God be the Glory. Eleven young home grown Filipino Olympic dreamers and aspirants went to New Delhi, India, last week to join the Asian Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships and came back home with 19 gold medals, 10 silvers and 4 bronzes. Biggest haul in history. Junior lifters belong …
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Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson is on his way to Manila as promised as a photo of him posted by Filipino digital creator and photojournalist Jhay Otamias made the rounds in social media on Monday. Otamias had a photo taken with the 31-year-old Clarkson who is seen at the Los …
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Jared Bahay had long dreamt of leading Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu to the top of high school basketball, to be the no. 1 in the country. On Saturday, August 5 at the Marikina Sports Center, the 5-foot-8 Bahay turned his dream into a reality. Bahay dropped 29 …
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Filipino-American Eric Cray gained a World Athletics Championships berth, joining fellow hurdler Robyn Lauren Brown and pole vaulter Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena. The World Championships is slated from August 19 to 27. Eric Cray PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO Cray gained enough points to make the top 40 of the world …
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REIGNING UAAP champion De La Salle University flaunted its championship pedigree, holding off University of Santo Tomas (UST) with a 22-25, 25-18, 14-25, 26-24, 26-24 comeback win to advance in the 2023 Shakey's Super League (SSL) National Invitationals finals on Friday night at the Filoil EcoOil Center in San Juan. …
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(UPDATE) BY his own estimate, young Filipino slotman Kai Sotto believes he'll be ready to play for Gilas Pilipinas by the time the national team faces Montenegro and Mexico in a pair of tune-up matches, just days before the start of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Sotto revealed that since …
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The Philippines blanked Milford, Connecticut, 3-0, to win the title in the Junior League Softball World Series on Saturday (Sunday morning Manila time) in Kirkland, Washington. The Philippine team celebrates after winning the Junior League Softball World Series on Saturday (Sunday morning Manila time) in Kirkland, Washington. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO This …
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In the few times Kai Sotto was able to watch Gilas Pilipinas scrimmage twice and train, the youthful Filipino giant is very optimistic that the latest batch of players in the national players are up to the task for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. For one, compared to the 2014 …
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